Ron (CA) 83 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Recent hunt yielded some cool Gold Rush relics!! I love the buckles!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks6pthz1aWc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 In 50+ years of detecting/mining I've never heard/seen anyone find so many varied belt buckles??? Strange indeed as I've found some but yours are amazing finds in good numbers and condition. What do you attribute to such a quantity???thanx for yet another cool video-respect-John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ron (CA) 83 Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 We hunt sites that date 1850-60. These buckles all date in that time period. You get into sites 1860+ and the buckles disappear for the most part. I don't think the thin brass buckles were strong enough to last very long so they ended up in the trash sites or just discarded in the 1850s.Many of the heavier cast buckles did survive longer and they turn up in newer sites and even turn up in some civil war camps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampstomper Al 1,336 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 ...and the hits just keep on comin'.. Swamp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,804 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Awesome. Nice finds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 2,911 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 WTG man.............your on a good site. Boots on the ground, hitting it hard and finding stuff. Awesome finds.GL to you!!Tom H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 As always mining information always seems to pay off in the end. Thanx for reply-John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampstomper Al 1,336 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Ron, I was gonna PM you about this, but I think it's something you can answer in the forum sinceit doesn't divulge any location information..Of the areas you guys have worked, what approx. % are open lands vs claims vs owner permission..?Thanks, Swamp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ron (CA) 83 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 That is a trick question "Open Lands" -- no such thing when it comes to historical laws so the only answer I can provide is 100% on private property. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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